Gas-engine attachment.



D. L. WINTERS. GAS'ENGINE ATTAQHMENL. APPLICAUON FILED APR. 19. 1918.

Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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citizen of the United States, residing at Be'it known that 1, DAVID L. Wnv'rnns, a

Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain 'new 'and Improvements in Gas-Engine-;;Attachments, of which the fol lowing isv a specification. v

This invention relates to gas engine ator meansadapted :to' be associated with or connected to thefintake manifold of the gas engine for. atomizing' and breaking up the,

entering explosive compound.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simple and-practmal attach "-fiint of the above. general character having relatively few which lnay-"be' i'nexpensively manufactured. A further object is to provide an attachmentof the above .eharac ter adapted to break up the explosive compound or the globules of gasolene passingthrough the intake manifold, thereby to obtain a better explosive compound, to prevent carbonizing of the (glinders, and to gen erally increase the e ciency. of the engine.

' A further object is to provide a simple de-,

vice of the above character which may be easily applied by the owner of the machine without the aid of shilied mechanics, thereb to increase the, mileage obtainable from the same quantityiof gasolene. A further Object is to provide a device of the last above mentioned character so'composed and constructed as to permit its adaptability to various types of engines now in general use.

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawings and in part indicated in connection therewith by the following analysis of this invention.

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and'in such drawings-like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout all the, views, in which Figure 1 isa side sectional elevation of a part of a'carbureter and intake manifold showing the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the same fElBIVCG applied to a difierent type of manishown in either Figs. Tier 2 in itsmanufac- ,turedform; .v Figs. 4 andfi are detail perspective views showing modifications.

' Referring now to the drawings in detail,=

Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the deviceand moreparticularly to Fig. l, 6 denotes it :a' carburetor of any desired type provided with a throttle valve 7, and connected in the usualmannerat. 8 with'an intake manifold 10 of an internal combustion engine. type of intake manifold it will be noted is This provided with a curved elbow and in this elbow between the throttle valve and the inlets to the cylinder isapplied the attachmentor atomizer shown inFig. 3. This of copper webbing 11 0f relatively fine mesh having a bent over projecting end 12 adapted tobe clamped between the flanges of the carbure- "t81' and manifold at the connection '8. A

suitable washer or gasket .13, Fig. 1, is preferably applied thereto, in order to prevent the possibilities of ieakage at this point. The copper mesh .is provided with and secured at any convenient point to a Wire frame 14 of substantially double iigure-$ conformation in order that it may conform to the diagonal cross sections of the round manifold 10. It will be clear that when this device occupies a position tangen'ital to .the

inner curve of the elbow as shown in Fig. 1

a sector of the pipe at that point \will be relatively narrow and gradually widen out 1 in-elliptical'form in the center of the-manifold and then gradually taper in toward thepoints 15 and 16. p

The peculiar construction of this device will thus efl'ectively close the intake manifold in two-planes, thus. compelling the ex:-

piosive. mixture passing from the carburetor to thecylinders to penetrate two layersgnf thickness of thls copper mesh in dlrections,

as indicated by arrows, action, tcry- I efiectively breaks up all globules of gasocrease the mileage of an auton'r )bile substan tiall'y twenty per cent. on the same quantity.

In Fig. 2 there is shown the carbureter 6 and an intake manifold 17 formed of substantially straight piping. The same device shown in Fig. 3 maybe applied to this type of manifold just as easily; the only difierence being that it is bent at'substantially right angles at the point 18. The two elliptical portions formed by the wire-14 will thus effectively close the intake manifold, compelling the'explosive compound to pass through the mesh in planes at substantially right angles to' each other, and thus accomplish the same results, that is thoroughly atomizing the gasolene and producing a more intimate mixture of the air and gas forming the explosive compound.

The wire 14 which is preferably of semiresilient material readily permits the'same device to be applied to either type of intake manifold. The edges 20 of the mesh are of such light and easily distorted material that they will conform to the configuration of the pipeunder all conditions and. insure a tight connection about the outline oi the wire 14 for manifolds of slightly difi'ere it internal diameter.

In Fig.4 an attachment of the same construction as'that above described is/ shown except that it is permanentlysecured to a 1 gasket or packing member 21, which may be clamped between the flange of the inanifold and carbureter at joint S'when the parts are assembled. In Fig. 5, instead of having a gasket or flange member 21, a

small sheet metal plate 22 is used to which the mesh 11 is connected. These forms may be more easily handled under certain condi-v tions but obviously are. slightly more expensive to I manufacture. The operation, method of use and assembling hOWG. 3r are the sameasabove described in connection with Figs. 1 and 2, according to the type of manifold with which the attachment is intended to be used. The surface of the screen. beingpresented at an angle to the path of the fuel the globules of'gasolene will be caused to strike the screen, and in passing through the openings therein will be broken up and, thoroughly commingled with the air. A further advantage of so positioning thescreen is that the area of the manifold is not decreased, this being due to the fact that the cnoss section of the screen is sufficiently greater than the cross silien-t frame which I employ I am enabled.

to insert my device within the castings, the bendable or semi-resilient.material of whleh the same is composed enabling it to readily follow the inequalities in the casting and which, as will be obvious, would not be the case were a rigid or'non-ben dable frame employed. A

It is thus seen that the present invention provides a simple and practical attachment, particularly adapted for use on automobiles for the purpose of more effectively breaking up the stream of the explosive compound and to insure a more eflicient and better mixture, thereby increasing the efficiency of the engine and the mileage obtained there from. i

I realize that considerable variation is possible inthe details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I there fore do not intend to limit myself tothe specific form shown and described.

Having thus described'my invention what i claim as new and desire to mcure by Let'- ters Patent is-;

. 1. The combination with the intake manifold ofan internal combustion engine, of an attachment comprising a compressible frame member and a sheet of easily distortable material of relatively fine mesh mounted thereon, said frame being inserted in the manifold to cross the same at 'difierent points and to closely contact with the wall thereof, whereby to compel the repeated passage, through said mesh of the explosive compound passing through said manifold.

2. An attachment or". the character described comprising a resilient frame member of double elliptical or figure-3 form, and a sheet of fine mesh gauze covering said form, said-attachment bein adapted to be passed into'the intake mani' old of an explosive en gine and positioned therein to cross the bore thereof at different points, thereby to compel the repeated passage through'said mesh of the explosive compound passing through said manifold.

3. An attachment of the character described comprising a frame of bendable or semi-resilient material of substantially figurea-8 form, a sheet of gauze mounted there on, and means for securing said parts in place in the intake manifold of an engine a relatively flat. frame of substantially fig- .ure-8 form, and asheet of gauze mounted upon said frame, said frame being mounted in the manifold and extending on opposite sides of the curve thereof, thereby to effectively close the intake manifold at two places to the free passage of explosive compound therethrough, said parts being so positioned and arranged as to compel the explosive compound to pass repeatedly through the gauze.

5. In combination with a curved intake manifold of an internal combustion engine,

' so positioned and arranged as to compel the explosive compound to pass repeatedly through the gauze, and means for securely clamping said attachment'in place within the manifold.

6. In combination with a curved intake manifold ofan internal combustion engine, a relatively fiat frame of substantially figure-8 form, and a sheet of gauze mounted v upon said frame, said frame being mounted in the manifold and extending on opposite sides of the curve thereof, thereby to effectively close the intake manifold at two places to the free passage of an explosive compound therethrough, said parts being so positioned and arranged as to compel the.

explosive compound to pass repeatedly through the gauze, and means for securely clamping said attachment in place within the manifold, said means including a relatively fiat member to Which the gauze is permanently attached.

DAVID WINTERS.

Witnesses:

F. L. BRowNE, K. W. KLEIN. 

